08/19/2021 8:32 AM
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Updated 08/19/2021 8:32 AM
Actor
Tom Hanks
decided to clean up his garage and put several of his vehicles and even a motor home up for auction.
The result has given him
more than half a million dollars
.
The auction was held within the framework of
Automobile Week in Monterrey, California
, where a presentation of the new Lamborghini Countach was also auctioned, with a Mercedes-Benz as the winner of the elegance contest.
While the actor's collection is quite far from the 20 million they paid for a McLaren GT, Hanks' collection was very varied.
Toms Hanks also sold the motor home that accompanied him for much of his acting career.
Photo: Bohnams
Listed were a custom Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40, such as a Tesla Model S P85D and a Ford F-450 Super Duty Lariat pickup.
He also put up for auction a 1992 Airstream Model 34 Limited motorhome, which accompanied the actor in about 20 films for 30 years.
He served as a dressing room in films such as
Forrest Gump
,
Philadelphia
, Unexpected Miracles or
Apollo 13
.
The Toyota and the Airstream, the stars
The amount collected for the total of the vehicles reached
$ 509,600
, a sum that ended up reflecting a range expected for each of the vehicles.
The stars of the Hanks vehicle auction were the
Land Cruiser FJ40
and the
Airstream Model 34 Limited
, as they were custom vehicles that also belonged to a Hollywood personality, making them unique.
The 1980 Toyota FJ40 accompanied Toms Hanks for almost 85 thousand kilometers.
The 1980 model FJ40 has been auctioned for $ 123,300.
It is a classic 4x4, sought after by collectors, which in this case had modifications tailored to the actor.
The model was a V6 engine of 4.3-liter 180 hp General Motors origin, which replaced the 4.2-liter Toyota 137 hp, and a five-speed manual transmission also from GM.
The suspensions were also modified by more modern elements, which separate it even more from the ground, and more powerful brakes were added.
In addition, it was equipped with chrome wheels, Porsche seats (the originals were also included in the lot), an air conditioning system, a Sony radio and cassette player with more powerful speakers and a roof rack.
The Toyota FJ40 is a vehicle sought after by collectors and more so if it belonged to Toms Hanks.
Photo: Bohnams
Hanks
did 84,580 kilometers in this 4x4
, including some off-road circuits.
The Airstream mobile home that served as the actor's dressing room in several shoots, is not only equipped with everything necessary to be inside it with great comfort, but also has curiosities and memories of the films starring Hanks.
For example, its windows are decorated with clapperboard-shaped rubbings with the 19 films in which the motorhome was present.
Toms Hanks' Tesla was painted in a special color commissioned by the actor.
Photo: Bohnams
It also bears Hanks' signature signature in various places, such as the side of kitchen cabinets or the air conditioning outlet.
The figure that the motorhome has reached was
$ 235,200
.
The auction was completed with an electric car such as the
Tesla Model S P85D
, with 21,638 km traveled and that had been bought 0 km by Hanks in 2015, and a Ford F-450 Super Duty Lariat pickup, from 2011.
The Tesla, equipped with two engines that generate 700 hp, differs by being painted in a unique color: a dark green
British Racing Green
, which is not included in Elon Musk's company palette.
As explained, the actor chose it because it is his favorite color.
He had bought the Ford Toms Hanks pickup to carry the motorhome.
Photo: Bohnams
Regarding the monstrous
Ford F-450 Super Duty Lariat
, which he bought in 2010 to tow the Airstream precisely years after having it, it comes with what it came with as standard: a 6.7-liter diesel V8 and 400 hp delivery.
The Tesla sold for $ 67,200 while the pickup was taken for $ 84,000.
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